Realtor takes tips from movie to burgle friend’s house

A realtor, who had sustained huge losses, allegedly took inspiration from the film Drishyam on how to evade the police, and burgled his friend’s house with the help of an associate, who is also a businessman. “The accused planned the burglary for two months and used a duplicate key to gain entry into the house. But they damaged the door on purpose to make it look like they had forced their way in,” said a police officer. The accused, Nazeem Sharieff, 41, from Lakkasandra, and his associate, Mohammed Shafiulla, 42, from Sudduguntepalya who runs a granite business, did not use cellphones. They sprinkled chilli powder in the house to confuse the police dog squad.